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For better or for worse? : state-level marital formation and risk sharing
Chami, Ralph; Hess, Gregory D. - 2002
marriage as well as for a precautionary savings motive. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409730
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Paternal uncertainty and the economics of mating, marriage, and parental investment in children
Bethmann, Dirk (contributor); Kvasnicka, Michael (contributor) - 2005
recognition between men and women that provides a microfoundation for the institution of marriage. In the model, men and women …. As a socially sanctioned commitment device among partners, the institution of marriage reduces this risk by restraining … societal, economic, and technological changes in their effects on marriage patterns. A combination of factors is argued to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003323030
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An equilibrium analysis of marriage, divorce and risk-sharing
Anderberg, Dan - 2001
risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria diering not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399734
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For better or for worse? : State-level marital formation and risk sharing
Chami, Ralph (contributor); Hess, Gregory D. (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
marriage as well as for a precautionary attitude towards risk. - Consumption Insurance ; Marriage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001768444
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For Better or for Worse? State-Level Marital Formation and Risk Sharing
Chami, Ralph; Hess, Gregory D. - 2021
marriage as well as for a precautionary savings motive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320543
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An Equilibrium Analysis of Marriage, Divorce and Risk-Sharing
Anderberg, Dan - 2021
risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria differing not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320806
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Marital Risk, Family Insurance and Public Policy
Fehr, Hans; Kallweit, Manuel; Kindermann, Fabian - 2009
The present paper aims to quantify the growth and welfare consequences of changing family structures in western societies. For this reason we develop a dynamic general equilibrium model with both genders which takes into account changes of the marital status as a stochastic process. Individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014203488
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On the origin of the family
Francesconi, Marco; Ghiglino, Christian; Perry, Motty - 2010
This paper presents an overlapping generations model to explain why humans live in families rather than in other pair groupings. Since most non-human species are not familial, something special must be behind the family. It is shown that the two necessary features that explain the origin of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003913974
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On the origin of the family
Francesconi, Marco; Ghiglino, Christian; Perry, Motty - 2009
This paper presents an overlapping generations model to explain why humans live in families rather than in other pair groupings. Since most non-human species are not familial, something special must be behind the family. It is shown that the two necessary features that explain the origin of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003926735
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On the Origin of the Family
Francesconi, Marco - 2009
This paper presents an overlapping generations model to explain why humans live in families rather than in other pair groupings. Since most non-human species are not familial, something special must be behind the family. It is shown that the two necessary features that explain the origin of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153016